Giving adolescent patients pregabalin prior to instrumented posterior spinal fusion for spinal deformities does not reduce persistent pain or the consumption of opioids, according to a new study.
In the study, “Pregabalin and Persistent Postoperative Pain Following Posterior Spinal Fusion in Children and Adolescents,” published on December 1, 2021 in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, researchers focused on adolescents and children 10 to 21 years old with a spinal deformity who were scheduled for pedicle screw instrumentation and fusion.
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